In an article in the New York Post yesterday, Angel LaLiberte—founder of AChildAfter40.com—was quoted as saying: “We need to do something about the negativity and fear [about pregnancy over 40] because it’s crippling”. “ “Even the term ‘biological clock’ is terrifying, as if a little toy gun goes off and out pops a flag that […]

By Julie Bindeman, Psy-D Reproductive Psychologist and Co-Director of Integrative Therapy of Greater Washington. No doubt you’ve gotten discouraging comments, or awkward stares, when you share with people your plan to start a family—all because you are trying to conceive over the age of 40. Given last week’s article in Atlantic Monthly, How Long Can […]

By Dr. Nancy B. Irwin, author of “YOU-TURN: Changing Direction in Midlife”. If you’re over the age of 40 and all you want is to get pregnant, it’s easy to get sucked into a cycle of negative thinking and to panic over your fertility. But there’s a way to cope with fears about fertility when […]